Cover: Win Mortimer

Action Comics #164

Jan 1952 · DC · 0.10 USD

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“Superman's Hall of Trophies!”

In "Superman's Hall of Trophies!", young Tommy takes on the role of judge at a bizarre interplanetary pet show on Venus, where alien creatures from across the cosmos display their most unusual companions. When the sacred Venusian pearl vanishes from the arena—despite no one leaving—Tommy must decide the winners under pressure, only to uncover a shocking truth behind the winning amoeba and its human "owner." Curt Swan's art brings the alien spectacle to life, while Win Mortimer's dynamic cover captures the mystery and wonder of the event.

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artist Curt Swan · inker John Fischetti · cover Win Mortimer

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artist Curt Swan

inker John Fischetti

cover pencils, inks Win Mortimer

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Tommy is to be the judge of an interplanetary pet show on Venus. All manner of weird and wonderful creatures are entered, many never before seen, During the show the pearl sacred to the Venusians is stolen. No one has left the arena, but Tommy is pressured to award the prizes. First prize goes to the man from Tor, for his remarkable amoeba pet. All disperse, but Tommy follows the Tor ship, and confirms his hunch that the human was the pet. The amoebas require the pearl for sustenance, but he brings them a shipload of calcium carbonate in exchange for the sacred pearl and human slaves.

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